Motor flying-machine.



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. ALFRED WUNDERLICH, OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

MOTOR FLYING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

Application filed January 2'7, 1908. Serial No. 412,859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED Wtmounmon, engineer, a subject of theGermainEmperor, and residing at Brussels, Belgium, have in vented newand useful Improvements in and Relating to Motor Flying-Machines; and Ido hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of-the same.

This invention relates to motor operated air ships. 1

Objects of' the invention are to provide mechanism in an air ship, bywhich the air pressure in the different portions of the apparatus and inthe zones of air surrounding the ship is varied, so that an ascendingmovement may be imparted to the apparatus.

The accompanying drawings illustrate by way of example the details andthe structure of various embodiments of the invention. I

In the drawings Figure l is a top plan view of the flying apparatus,wherein portions of top'members are omitted for the purpose of showinginterior parts more clearly. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line EFof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line AB of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a portion of a longitudinal section on line CD of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is atransverse section of a modified embodiment of this invention. Fig.- 6,is a longitudinal section throughthe body of the air ship, similar toFig. 4, certain parts being shown in a difl'erent position and otherparts being omitted. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section similar to Figs. 4and ti, certain portions being shown in a different position. Fig. 8 isa front elevation of the flying apparatus shown in Fig. 1, whereinrotatory parts are omitted. Fi 9 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig.10 is a transverse section of a modified flying apparatus. Fig. 11 is atransverse sec tion of the same showing certain parts in a differentoperative position. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section, showing diagammatically how pressure and suction zones are produced in the air whichsurrounds the apparatus. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the flyingmachine with certain parts omitted to show the interior of the machine.

lateral apertures 3.

ing the flying machine from the bottom. Fig. 15 is aportion of alongitudinal section, showing a modification of the parts shown in Fig.Fig. 16 is another longitudinal section, showing another modification ofthe parts shown in Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in all drawings.

The motor driven flying apparatus comprises rality of juxtaposedlongitudinal chambers l and Chambers 1, as shown in Figs. 1

and 2, are open on top and closed at the bottom, while chambers Z areclosed on top and open at the bottom. Adjacent chambers communicate witheach other by means of Rotary wings t) are mounted on shafts 7 inchambers 2, to which a high speed rotation may be in'ipartcd by means ofthe driving pulleys 8 or these shat'ts may be attached directly to somemotor.

By the rotation of the wings (3 air is drawn from the chambers 1 intochambers 2 by way of the apertures 3. The air in the last named chambersis then somewhat compressed through the rotating wings and forceddownwardly upon those bodies of air,

which are below the bottom closing mem-.

bcrs 5 and upwardly against the top closing members 4.

The rotatory wings (3 may have various shapes, as shown inl ligs. 4, l5and ltl wherein straight. wings and wings of ditl'erent curvature areillustrated.

For the purpose of imparting motions to the air in the chambers 2inditl'erent directions, pre'lerably semi-circular casings t areprovided, which are ad visably adjustable, by

swinglng them about the shafts 7. 'ln Fig.

A these controlling casings are shown as directed t()\'2l1'(l the rearof the apparatus,

a casing, which is divided into a plu in'Fig. (3 they are adjusted intheir vertical center position and in Fig. 7 they are swung toward thefront. of the apparatus.

The front. wall of the apparatus is part] closed, as indicated by it) inFigs. t t3, T and 8. I

By reference to Figs. 2, -t, 5, (3, 7 and t), it will be noted that thechambers 2 are not provided with rcar walls and with bottoms, so thatthe air ship presents partly closed i'ront walls and top walls, andpartly closed F1g.14 IS a. similar view to Fig. 13, show- A bottom andrear walls.

The chambers 1 are closed in the rear by the 'all portions 12, but theyare left open at the top at 13, see Figs. 2, 3 and S. The pressurechambers 2 are left open at their lower end at l4, as well as at theirrear end it.

When rotating motion is imparted to the wings 5, so that half of themrotate at a very high speed in a direction opposite to the direction ofthe other half, then air above the top closing members 4; is drawn bysuction into the chambers l, as indicated lily arr nvs l5 and from thereit is conveyed by suction through the apertures 3 into the chamber-s2,as indicated by arrows 16. In the last named chambers theair is thrownin all directions through centrifugal force and. it is therebycompressed. By thls means two distinctly dill'erent zones of air areobtained within the interior of the casing; one

of. them beingirnuned by rare-lied air and the other one byC(Jll'lPlCSsOtl air, the two zones are separated by an intermediatezone, wherein the two ait'orement-ioned zones gradually pass into eachother. Meansare also provided for obtaining two distinctly ditierentzones of air on the outside of the casing.

in the Ull'lbUtlllllLlll illustrated by Figs. and 11 lateral wings '18are shown for the purpose of utilizing to an increasedextout thesustaining effect of the aforementioned combination of suction andcompression.

In 1? l0 andll the zones of rarefied air in chan'ibcrs l and close tothefaxis of the wings 6 in compartments 2 are desig-.

- pansion zones (0) and (d') are intermediate between the bodies ofcompressed air below i i and the bodies ot rarefied air above and on theoutside of the casing.

When the controlling casings 9 are adjusted to the position shown inFig. t the .rc-active 'lo ces exerted upon the forwardly inclined troutwall l0 and upon the concave surface ol tl controlling casings 5)counter balance each ther, so that the only eil'eetive force-acts uponthe inside surface of the top closing in -,miw 's t-in upward direction,im-

parting llit'l'ti) y' an ascending motion to the flying apparatus. Whenthe controlling casings are in the position shown in Fig: (3 the twolie-active forces will counter-balance each other and the apparatus willascend and simultaneously it will advance, the two motions beingcombined in an upwardly directed incline. If the controlling casings t)are in the position shown in Fig. 7 the apparatus will advance withoutascendin I claim y 1. A motor flying machine comprising in combination ahull divided longitudinally into a plurality of alternating, pressureand suction chambers in juxtaposition, walls separating said chambers,said Walls being pro vided with apertures, means adjacent to saidapertures and disposed in said pressure chambers exclusively for drawingair, from said suction chambers, said means being adapted to compressthe airin said .pressnre chambers, and means for imparting arbitrarydirection to the compressed air.

2A motor liying machine comprising in con'ibination a hull dividedlongitudinally into a plurality of alternating pressure and suctionchambers in juxtaposition, walls sep arating said chambers, said wallsbeing provided with apertures, transversely rotary means adjacent saidapertures and disposed. in said pressure chambers for drawing air fromsaid suction chambers,-said means being adapted to compress the air insaid pres sure chambers.

3. A motor flying machine comprising in combination, a hull' dividedlongitudinally into a plurality of alternating pressure and suctionchambers, said pressure chambers be ing closed on top and open atthebottom and rear end, said suction chambers being open on top and at thefrontand closed at the bottom and rear end, walls separating said,

chambers, said walls being )rovided with apertures, means adjacent saiapertures for drawing air from said suction chambers and(,OII'IPl'OSSlUg the same in said pressure Cllfi'flh hers.

4. A motor flying machine comprising in combination, a hull dividedlongitudinally into a plurality of alternating pressure and suctionchambers, walls separating said chambers, said walls being provided withaperl ures, a plurality of transversely rotary wings disposed in said.pressure cl'ianibers and adjacent said apertures, the direction ofrotation of half the number of said wings, being opposite the directionof rotation .of the other half thereof, and said wings in their rotationbeing adapted to draw air from said suction chambers into said pressurechamber," and compress thesame therein. 5. A motor flying machinecomprising in combination, a hull divided longitudinally into aplurality of alternating"pressure and suction chambers, walls separatingsaid.

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